There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.
Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.
I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.
Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state.
By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.